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Loading... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) (original 1980; edition 2005)by Douglas Adams
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Quizá no es tan fresco como el primero, y tiene algún pequeño chiste que se nota que es de los 80, pero mantiene muy bien el tipo y el tono. Además de unas cuantas criticas mordaces a la humanidad y al modo en que hacemos las cosas. La trama en general me ha gustado, pero se nota con el final que tenia pensado una tercera parte, aunque sea relativamente cerrado, da un poco la sensación de final abrupto porque sÃ. Aún asà me ha gustado bastante y seguiré con la saga. Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesGallimard, Folio SF (35) Heyne Allgemeine Reihe (40781) Présence du futur (351) Science Fiction Book Club (1859) SF Masterworks (New design) — 5 more Is contained inThe Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams (indirect) The More Than Complete Hitchhikers Guide by Douglas Adams (indirect) And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer (indirect) Is an adaptation ofHas the adaptation
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HTML:Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhikerâ??s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! â??Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.â?â??The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability. Among Arthurâ??s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhikerâ??s Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee whoâ??s gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally). Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that The Hitchhikerâ??s Guide deleted the term â??Future Perfectâ? from its pages, since it was discovered not to be! â??Whatâ??s such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adamsâ??s sardonically silly ey No library descriptions found. |
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The stage is set when the book opens with Arthur almost killing everyone on board the spaceship “Heart of Gold†because he craves a cup of tea. The story, as it moves along is strange and random as it pretty much exists without a plot but our characters do get to visit Milliways, the restaurant at the end of the universe to enjoy a meal. Although silly and seemingly pointless, the author has managed to sneak in some strong philosophic questions that are meant to encourage you to think but unfortunately, I found the story had an outdated feel, very much like it’s time had passed.
Still, the story is packed with a lot of funny moments and absurd generalities as we join the intergalactic road trip. The author obviously loves to present to his readers the bizarre and inexplicable which he formats into random wordplay that become timeless quotes. This series is not meant to be taken seriously, it’s a joke and exists in order to allow us to laugh at ourselves and our funny ways. ( )